Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-05-20
THE LATEST NEWS.

The members of the Hotel Mems Mutual
Benefit Association which met in Washing
ton, elected Jewett Wilcox, of Chicago, presl-
dent for the ensuing year.
The new building recently erected by the
Grand Army of the Republic, Department OF
the Potomac, has been dedicated.
A report comes from Washington to the
effect that the damage by the recent earth
make in New Mexico and Arizona was trillnS
In Frontreres, Mexico. ten houses were thrown
down. a child killed and man fatally injured
At Dumpas, one mile southeast four houses
were demolished. This is the town which was
reported totally destroyed Miners in Mexico
working 600 feet under ground felt the shock
severely.
| Emperor Williams physicians have adj
viscd him not to go to Gastein this year, pre-
sumably on account OF his feeble health
| Gen. Aaron Fletcher Stevens of New
Hampshire died lately at Nashua of wound
received in the battle before Petersburg.
William Henry Bailey, of Iowa City. and
Francis A. Hubbard of Elliott, Iowa, have
been admitted to practice before the Interior
department
Emma Abbott says that President Cleve-
land is very fond of good music.
A highly sensational rumor comes from
London to the effect that the government is
bank prs IN for the reception of the Parnell-
lite leaders when the proper time arrives.
At the regular meeting of the Congrega-
tional ministers in London, DR.. Parker's rcso-
luton protesting against the governments
proposed coercion measures for Ireland, and
demanding justice and concilation instead,
| was passed with hardly dissenting voice.
| copeland g. McLaren, importers of pig
iron, etc, of Montreal, have suspended pay
ment Liabilities, direct and indirect, about
$685. COO.
| Two barb wire fence manufacturing firms
of Chicago have failed. Sherman & Marsh
made an assignment to Noble P. Judah. The
liabilities are estimated at s44s, 600 and assets
at 1886, 600. The firm of schnabel & Co., next
! door to Sherman Marsh, also made an as
signment to Judah. Their liabilities are
$500, COO, the assets s1S3,OO0
The most destructive fire in the history of
northern New Hampshire occurred at Lie
banon recently. 1t started in Mead, Mason &
Co.'S furniture factory and spread south The
burned district covers ten acres of the bust
ness part Of the town. Loss, 100000
The crop report for May, issued by the
Department of Agriculture at Washington,
shows that crops are suffering considerably
in numerous portions of the county for want
of rain.
In an interview at Pittsbnrg, A. A. Carl
ton, of the general executive board, knights
of Labor, condemned the strike of the Knights
in the coke regions. Said he: .Whcneyer
our men agree to submit the case to arbitra-
ton they are bound to submit to it, no differ
ence what the decision may be- Arbitration
is our grand principle"
Franklin Howell, wealthy banker of
Scranton, Pa, has been sued by Pittsburg
lady for breach of promise, tho damages
asked being $4,000. About year ago he Wa g
sued by well-known Scranton lady, who laid
damages at $45, 600, which was settled 1t is
thought Howell il not sane
| VIM. O'Brien, editor of the United Ire
land, charges Lord Lansdowne with being the
first landlord to evict tenants in Ireland.
The action brought by John Dillon against
the police inspectors for selling money and
| papers at Loughrea which were in his custody
as trustee for tenants under the plan of
campaign" has been decided in favor of the
defendants by the Court of Queens Bench.